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One Billion People on Facebook — This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. — If you're reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you. — Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.

Facebook's ‘Next Billion’: A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg — In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook (FB) from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years brought international fame, unimaginable wealth, a hit Hollywood movie …

Facebook officially passes 1 billion monthly active users — As expected, Facebook today announced it has passed the 1 billion user milestone. This makes Facebook the first social network to reach the 10-figure mark; one out of every seven individuals on the planet now use the service.

Google Street View Goes Live in the Google Maps Web App — Earlier today it was noted by Walt Mossberg Google Street View would be coming to the Google Maps web app on Thursday, essentially confirming what we were earlier told by the New York Times. Well, it looks like Google Street View has gone live late Wednesday night PDT.

AT&T Set to Sell First Nokia Windows 8 Phone for U.S. — AT&T Inc. (T), the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier, will announce plans today to sell Nokia Oyj (NOK)'s first device running on Windows Phone 8 software for the U.S. market, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

How to Look Inside Any Building in the World — People take Instagram photos everywhere. Even—especially— in places you can't easily get into. That's why it seems like the most natural thing in the world for something like Worldcam to exist. — Worldcam's premise is simple …

A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan — TOKYO — Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren't here for romance. — “I want to meet like-minded people — basically …

Google officially launches Google Wallet for web content — We knew it was coming when Google leaked a rough draft of its blog post announcing the feature, but today Google is making things official for Google Wallet for web content. The experimental feature will allow Google Wallet users …